Stimuli That Are Naturally Reinforcing Are Referred to as ______

question 30

Multiple Choice

Stimuli that are naturally reinforcing are referred to as ______, while stimuli that develop reinforcing properties through association are called ______.

• A)indiscriminative stimuli; discriminative stimuli
• B)primary reinforcers; secondary reinforcers
• C)positive reinforcers; negative reinforcers
• D)primary stimuli; secondary stimuli
• E)shapers; successive approximators

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Definitions:

Variability

Variability describes the spread or dispersion of a set of data points, indicating how much the data points differ from each other and from the mean.

Paired-Difference Experiment

An experimental design where two treatments are applied to the same subjects to assess the difference in outcomes.

Data

Information collected for reference or analysis, which can be qualitative or quantitative in nature.

Null Hypothesis

A statement in hypothesis testing that there is no effect or no difference, and it is the hypothesis that researchers aim to test against.